The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31
GOSSIP ABOUT THE BOXERS.
THE BATTLE THAT SMITH AND XIII
RAIN ARE TO FIGHT IN SPAIN

RAIN ARE TO FIGHT IN sPALN
suIlivan's Feelings ne he Thinks OF 1.-THE
Yarn About ma Arran Fement to Let the
Chnrpion Kueck out Lannon In ono Rouna
The flstic event OF tho week was tho sign.
ing Of articles Of agreement for an interna.
honal championship match between Jake Kill
rain and JOIN Smith. As tho Englishman got
everything that ho asked for. tho match may
be said to have been vol made, on his side at
least. That there may be q fair field and no
favor, and that tho best man may win. IL the
ardent aspiration OF every true sportsman.
That the best man andLthe winner may be XII.
rain IA tho hope Of all patriotic Americans.
That the match has not caused u tfthe OF the
excitementthat was created by tho contest be-
tween John O. Heenan. "the Benecla Boy"
and Tom sayors Is patent to oil. and that the,
fact that Sullivan Is not the champion who IN
TO represent tho Stars and Stripes IL tho rea-
son of the apparent apathy Of sporting mon Id
equally plain. Besides, international matches.
or matches between tho best men OF Great
Britain and America, have been oomrhonerl
In late years than they were formerly, ana that
ia another reason for the lack Of interestdn thol
present affair. - " \
There are features about the present matcf|
which do not recommend 1t to public conf!
dence. I don't say that there is anythinki
DO Say that the public cannot see why there
should be any Limitation to the punber 9H
sessseca that sheSe Is nS sssnss pre
TSS v nns tsees0i l. ho any espo Ss
" Gpg money n and AND Time neossssry being plesenl
and witnessing tho Rattle2 Is may be answereH
iewest partisans II all were permitted to at1
that sGSSs w shs ssS
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that i WIZ s. conducted fairly and manfaf
Il sS, be Ass 1sslse 2, sSs
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s his 9n
may tho NJ
apptte for It heEesfsr hser that John
the Idea Of seeing Jake kilrain announced al
champion and the fsct that t. JAKE axe Is t2 have
SSa oSsnee. and john 9onsea 5er the eSans
Soss nuHa
or other, has little or No confidence IN Sulli3
power o eo him MIR rom d sht!nS again
SO doing he has, I feel sure, nothing but Sullf-
vans interests at heart; but Il the arm "a az
will train down to 2lo, pounds ! think PAP 81
saTssn a Il s9 him pnbs
They don't want him bravo, bully, OF. q
she sce snf Ess%n
| intends remaining In the ring. he will have. an
excellent opportunity OF announcing the fsc9
when, the bolt Is girded around his ioins.
Smith. and 80 would all Of you,
take no stock In the report that Pat sheedE
had made a proposition ort 70 Joe LannEn}
out SH At e1h
bition In Boston on Monday night. The obs
ject Of the arrangement It ts said; was t9
show that Sullivan could whip Joe. whereas Il
Sullivan has plenty Of faults. but he has alter1
ed greatly II rookedness has been added to the
list. think he would have no trouble In doina
was sns 6n S
the story was started to tnjure him In public
estimation. Sullivan is no saint and SheedH
can't make people believe him one. but he Ia q
dead square man. and no one can arrange
The Charley Mitchell Gallagher fight ended
as the talent expected. Reddy proved himself
a rafting good man.for his avoirdupois, but hd
before he can trot in the first class Of ightors,
Potter Nolan OF Cincinnati did plucky thing
in standing up at The ring eide and challenging
to accept, but there is no obstacle In Mitchelra
handsome Englishman and he Is dead SURG
he will give him rafting fight. and in a 60 I'd
him.
Jack Burko-Paddy Ryan match.